Vattenfall has announced the construction of two new wind farms in the United Kingdom. The investment amounts to approximately £460m (€530m).
The largest of the announced wind farm project is Pen y Cymoedd, located in south Wales, near the Neath Port Talbot and Rhondda Cynon Taf. The 76-turbine wind farm will have a combined capacity of 228 MW, corresponding to the annual electricity need of approximately 140,000 households.
The investment for Vatttenfall amounts to more than £400m (€460m) and the construction of Pen y Cymoedd will commence in 2014. The plant is expected to generate first power by the end of 2016.
The construction of the 18-turbine Clashindarroch Wind Farm, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland has just started and will be completed in early 2015. The investment amounts to £60m (€70m) with a targeted capacity of 36.9 MW, corresponding to the annual electricity need of 22,000 households.
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